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  1. Veery Pretty

    Veery Pretty

    Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Sexes similar. South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small coastal woodland adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 1 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county catharus fuscescens south padre island texas usa veery
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  2. Blue Grosbeak (male)

    Blue Grosbeak (male)

    Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea subsp. caerulea) Male, species sexually dimorphic. South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small coastal woodland adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 1 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • blue grosbeak cameron county passerina caerulea south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  3. Great Crested Flycatcher

    Great Crested Flycatcher

    Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Sexes similar. South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small coastal woodland adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 1 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county great crested flycatcher myiarchus crinitus south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  4. Blue-winged Warbler

    Blue-winged Warbler

    Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) Sexes similar. South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small coastal woodland adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 1 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • blue-winged warbler cameron county south padre island texas usa vermivora cyanoptera
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  5. Mottled Duck (duckling)

    Mottled Duck (duckling)

    Mottled Duck duckling (Anas fulvigula subsp. maculosa) South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small pond in front of the Convention Center adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 1 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anas fulvigula cameron county juvenile immature mottled duck south padre island subsp. maculosa texas usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  6. Bronzed Cowbird (male)

    Bronzed Cowbird (male)

    Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aenues aeneus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small coastal woodland adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 1 m (6.6 ft) elevation. I leave to go to Fort Worth this afternoon for a dog...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bronzed cowbird cameron county molothrus aeneus south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  7. Chuck-will's-Widow

    Chuck-will's-Widow

    Chuck-wills-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) Sexes similar. This large nightjar was photographed at South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small coastal woodland adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county chuck-will's-widow south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  8. Worm-eating Warbler

    Worm-eating Warbler

    Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus) Sexes similar. South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small coastal woodland adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county helmitheros vermivorous south padre island texas usa worm-eating warbler
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  9. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Nightheron (Nyctanassa violacea subsp. violacea) Sexes similar. South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Along the board walk into South Laguna Madre Bay. Barrier Island, bay side. This will be my last post for about...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county nyctanassa violacea south padre island texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  10. Belted Kingfisher (male)

    Belted Kingfisher (male)

    Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Male, species sexually dimorphic. South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Terminus of board walk into South Laguna Madre Bay. Barrier Island, bay side.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • belted kingfisher cameron county megaceryle alcyon south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  11. Red Saddlebags

    Red Saddlebags

    Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta: Libellulidae) 4.1-4.8 cm (1.6-1.9 in) long. South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Barrier island on the South Laguna Madre side (bay side). Coastal Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county libellulidae red saddlebags south padre island texas tramea onusta usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  12. Short-billed Dowitcher (non breeding)

    Short-billed Dowitcher (non breeding)

    Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus subsp. hendersoni) Sexes similar. Non breeding plumage. Standing in Shoregrass (Monanthochloe littoralis: Poaceae) South Padre Island, Birding and Nature Center, Cameron County, Texas, USA. The center sits bayside along Southern Laguna Madre on a...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county limnodromus griseus short-billed dowitcher south padre island subsp. hendersoni texas usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  13. Greater Yellowlegs

    Greater Yellowlegs

    Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Sexes similar. South Padre Island, Birding and Nature Center, Cameron County, Texas, USA. The center sits bayside along Southern Laguna Madre. Bayside on a barrier island.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • birding and nature center cameron county greater yellowlegs south padre island texas tringa melanoleuca usa
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: North America
  14. Striped Mullet

    Striped Mullet

    Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus: Mugilidae) They can weigh up to 1.36 kg (3 lbs) and obtain a length of 45.7 cm (18 in). South Padre Island, Birding and Nature Center, Cameron County, Texas, USA. The center sits bayside along Southern Laguna Madre. Bayside on a barrier island.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county mugil cephalus mugilidae south padre island striped mullet texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Sea Life
  15. Brown Anole

    Brown Anole

    Brown Anole (Anolis sageri: Dactyloidae) 17.8-20.3 (22.9) cm [7.0-8.0 (9.0) in] long. This lizard was introduced through the pet trade and horticulture market and in places can be invasive. South Padre Island, Birding and Nature Center, Cameron County, Texas, USA. The center sits bayside along...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anolis sageri brown anole cameron county dactyloidae south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Reptiles
  16. Spotted Sandpiper (non breeding)

    Spotted Sandpiper (non breeding)

    Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) South Padre Island, Birding and Nature Center, Cameron County, Texas, USA. The center sits bayside along Southern Laguna Madre. Man made waterfall. Bayside on a barrier island.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • actitis macularis cameron county south padre island spotted sandpiper texas usa
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
  17. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Photographed in a small freshwater marsh on South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. A barrier island; coastal prairie and marshes vegetational area at 0.5 m (1.6 ft) elevation. Sexes similar.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county platalea ajaja roseate spoonbill south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 26
    • Category: North America
  18. Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor ruficollis) Photographed this beautiful breeding adult on South Padre Island, just north of the town of South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Extreme southern tip of the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area, barrier island at ca. sea level...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county egretta tricolor ruficollis south padre island texas tricolored heron usa.
    • Comments: 25
    • Category: North America
  19. White Ibis

    White Ibis

    White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) Photographed on South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA in a brackish marsh. Coastal marsh at ca. 1 m (3.3 ft) elevation. Southern portion of the Gulf Prairies and Marshes. Sexes similar.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • albus cameron county eudocimus ibis south padre island texas usa white
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: North America
  20. Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor ruficollis) Three subspecies have been described but most frequently subspecies occidentalis is synonymized under subspecies ruficollis leaving ruficollis and the nominate. Only subspecies ruficollis is mapped for Texas. Sexes similar. Photographed in a small...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county egretta tricolor ruficollis south padre island texas tricolored heron usa
    • Comments: 26
    • Category: North America
  21. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) NAs only Spoonbill and the only pink one of the six known species. Through banding records they know they can live for at least 16 years in the wild. It is wide spread knowledge that they get their coloration from the crustaceans they eat. Photographed in a...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cameron county platalea ajaja roseate spoonbill south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 28
    • Category: North America
  22. Good Moon Rising

    Good Moon Rising

    Good Moon Rising: Photographed on South Padre Island at sunset. South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA.
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    • cameron county moon south padre island tx usa
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Landscapes
  23. Northern Pintail (male)

    Northern Pintail (male)

    Northern Pintail (Anas acuta acuta) Four subspecies have been described including the nominate while three are frequently recognized. However, some authors recognized no subspecies recognizing the two non-nominate subspecies at the specific level. Species sexually dimorphic. Photographed on a...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anas acuta cameron county northern pintail south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 27
    • Category: North America
  24. Black-necked Stilt

    Black-necked Stilt

    Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus) Two subspecies are recognized including the nominate. Sexes similar. All NA birds belong to the nominate subspecies. Photographed on South Padre Island near Queen Isabella Causeway over Laguna Madre, Cameron County, Texas, USA.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • black-necked stilt cameron county himantopus mexicanus mexicanus south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  25. Ring-billed Gull

    Ring-billed Gull

    Given that I have seen plenty of these on more than one continent, it is a little funny that this is my first image of one for more than 10 years (i.e., while I have used digital equipment) ;)
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    • larus delawarensis south padre island texas usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
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